WonderWorks
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WonderWorks | |
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Genre | Anthology series |
Original release | |
Network | PBS |
Release | 1984 1992 | –
WonderWorks is a U.S.
Films
The series consisted of short,
WonderWorks also carried Traitor in My House (1990), a 50-minute film that tells the story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union sympathizer who lived in Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War.[2] The story is told through the eyes of Van Lew's niece, Louise Van Lew (age 12).[2] Traitor in My House stars Mary Kay Place, Charles S. Dutton, Harris Yulin, and Angela Goethals.[3] The film is directed by Nell Cox and was produced by the Educational Film Center.[3][4][5] Cate Adair provided costume design.[6]
Production
During the airing of new productions, the series was retitled as The WonderWorks' Family Movie up until the series' ending in 1992.
The program was co-produced by all of PBS stations:
Broadcast and home media
WonderWorks aired mainly on PBS in the 1980s, in addition to airing some of the programs on the Disney Channel until the mid-1990s. In 1987, the series' home video rights were picked up by Walt Disney Home Video to release all episodes on videocassette.[7]
In 1999, VHS rights to 55 WonderWorks specials were passed over to Canadian company
References
- ^ "Home Video: Disney HV Gets Video Rights To 'Wonderworks'". Variety. 328 (4): 44. August 19, 1987.
- ^ a b Traitor in My House, Turner Classic Movies, Retrieved April 3, 2015, http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/475532/Traitor-in-My-House/
- ^ a b Traitor in My House, IMDb, Retrieved April 3, 2015, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294975/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- ^ The Educational Film Center, University of Wisconsin System, Retrieved April 3, 2015, http://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/2424-edu-film-center.htm
- ^ EFC, Educational Film Center, Retrieved April 3, 2015, http://www.efcvideo.com/Pages/EfcVideoFrameset.html
- ^ Traitor in My House, Cate Adair Costume Design, Catherine Adair, Retrieved April 3, 2015, http://catherineadair.com/television/traitor-in-my-house/
- ^ "Disney HV Gets Rights To 'Wonderworks'". Variety. 1987-08-19. p. 44.
- ^ Kelly, Brendan (1999-12-02). "Cinar nabs Wonderworks' family pix". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
External links
- List of WonderWorks films on Movieretriever at the Wayback Machine (archived August 20, 2016)